John 3:3 Jesus answered him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified...

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Amplified Bible - Jesus answered him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God.”
新标点和合本 - 耶稣回答说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见　神的国。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 耶稣回答他说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见上帝的国。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 耶稣回答他说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见　神的国。”
当代译本 - 耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能看见上帝的国。”
圣经新译本 - 耶稣回答：“我实实在在告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见　神的国。”
中文标准译本 - 耶稣回答说：“我确确实实地告诉你：一个人如果不重生，就不能见神的国。”
现代标点和合本 - 耶稣回答说：“我实实在在地告诉你：人若不重生，就不能见神的国。”
和合本（拼音版） - 耶稣回答说：“我实实在在地告诉你：人若不重生，就不能见上帝的国。”
New International Version - Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. ”
New International Reader's Version - Jesus replied, “What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can see God’s kingdom unless they are born again.”
English Standard Version - Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
New Living Translation - Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
The Message - Jesus said, “You’re absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it’s not possible to see what I’m pointing to—to God’s kingdom.”
Christian Standard Bible - Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
New American Standard Bible - Jesus responded and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
New King James Version - Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
American Standard Version - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
King James Version - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
New English Translation - Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
World English Bible - Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
新標點和合本 - 耶穌回答說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不重生，就不能見神的國。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 耶穌回答他說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不重生，就不能見上帝的國。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 耶穌回答他說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不重生，就不能見　神的國。」
當代譯本 - 耶穌說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不重生，就不能看見上帝的國。」
聖經新譯本 - 耶穌回答：“我實實在在告訴你，人若不重生，就不能見　神的國。”
呂振中譯本 - 耶穌回答他說：『我實實在在地告訴你，人若沒有重生，就不能看見上帝的國。』
中文標準譯本 - 耶穌回答說：「我確確實實地告訴你：一個人如果不重生，就不能見神的國。」
現代標點和合本 - 耶穌回答說：「我實實在在地告訴你：人若不重生，就不能見神的國。」
文理和合譯本 - 耶穌曰、我誠語汝、人非更生、不能見上帝國也、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶穌曰、我誠告爾、人非更生、不能見上帝國、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 耶穌曰、我誠告爾、人非重生、不能見天主之國、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 耶穌應之曰：『我切實語爾、人非重生不得見天主國。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - —De veras te aseguro que quien no nazca de nuevo no puede ver el reino de Dios —dijo Jesús.
현대인의 성경 - 그래서 예수님은 니고데모에게 “내가 분명히 너에게 말하지만 누구든지 다시 나지 않으면 하나님의 나라를 볼 수 없다” 하고 대답하셨다.
Новый Русский Перевод - В ответ Иисус сказал: – Говорю тебе истину, никто не сможет увидеть Божьего Царства, если не будет заново рожден .
Восточный перевод - В ответ Иса сказал: – Говорю тебе истину, никто не сможет увидеть Царства Всевышнего, если не будет заново рождён .
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - В ответ Иса сказал: – Говорю тебе истину, никто не сможет увидеть Царства Аллаха, если не будет заново рождён .
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - В ответ Исо сказал: – Говорю тебе истину, никто не сможет увидеть Царства Всевышнего, если не будет заново рождён .
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Jésus lui répondit : Vraiment, je te l’assure : à moins de renaître d’en haut , personne ne peut voir le royaume de Dieu.
リビングバイブル - 「そうですか。でもよく言っておきますが、あなたはもう一度生まれ直さなければ、絶対に神の国に入れません。」
Nestle Aland 28 - ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν, οὐ δύναται ἰδεῖν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν, οὐ δύναται ἰδεῖν τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Em resposta, Jesus declarou: “Digo a verdade: Ninguém pode ver o Reino de Deus, se não nascer de novo ”.
Hoffnung für alle - Darauf erwiderte Jesus: »Ich versichere dir, Nikodemus: Wer nicht neu geboren wird, kann Gottes Reich nicht sehen und erleben.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Giê-xu đáp: “Ta quả quyết với ông, nếu ông không tái sinh, ông không thấy được Nước của Đức Chúa Trời.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระเยซูตรัสตอบโดยประกาศว่า “เราบอกความจริงแก่ท่านว่า ไม่มีใครเห็นอาณาจักรของพระเจ้าได้ ถ้าเขาไม่บังเกิดใหม่ ”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระเยซูตอบว่า “เราขอบอกความจริงกับท่านว่า ไม่มีผู้ใดที่จะสามารถเห็นอาณาจักรของพระเจ้าได้ นอกเสียจากว่าผู้นั้นจะเกิดใหม่”

交叉引用

Revelation 3:14 - “To the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the trusted and faithful and true Witness, the Beginning and Origin of God’s creation:
James 3:17 - But the wisdom from above is first pure [morally and spiritually undefiled], then peace-loving [courteous, considerate], gentle, reasonable [and willing to listen], full of compassion and good fruits. It is unwavering, without [self-righteous] hypocrisy [and self-serving guile].
Matthew 5:18 - For I assure you and most solemnly say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke [of the pen] will pass from the Law until all things [which it foreshadows] are accomplished.
Matthew 16:17 - Then Jesus answered him, “Blessed [happy, spiritually secure, favored by God] are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood (mortal man) did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
John 1:51 - Then He said to him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man [the bridge between heaven and earth].”
Deuteronomy 29:4 - Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a heart and mind to understand, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.
2 Corinthians 1:19 - For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but has proved to be “Yes” in Him [true and faithful, the divine “Yes” affirming God’s promises].
2 Corinthians 1:20 - For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.
Jeremiah 5:21 - ‘Now hear this, O foolish people without heart, Who have eyes but do not see, Who have ears but do not hear.
James 1:17 - Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [for He is perfect and never changes].
James 1:18 - It was of His own will that He gave us birth [as His children] by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of His creatures [a prime example of what He created to be set apart to Himself—sanctified, made holy for His divine purposes].
John 1:5 - The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it].
Matthew 13:11 - Jesus replied to them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
Matthew 13:12 - For whoever has [spiritual wisdom because he is receptive to God’s word], to him more will be given, and he will be richly and abundantly supplied; but whoever does not have [spiritual wisdom because he has devalued God’s word], even what he has will be taken away from him.
Matthew 13:13 - This is the reason I speak to the crowds in parables: because while [having the power of] seeing they do not see, and while [having the power of] hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand and grasp [spiritual things].
Matthew 13:14 - In them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will hear and keep on hearing, but never understand; And you will look and keep on looking, but never comprehend;
Matthew 13:15 - For this nation’s heart has grown hard, And with their ears they hardly hear, And they have [tightly] closed their eyes, Otherwise they would see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, and turn [to Me] And I would heal them [spiritually].’
Matthew 13:16 - But blessed [spiritually aware, and favored by God] are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
Ephesians 2:1 - And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,
John 12:40 - “He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, to keep them from seeing with their eyes and understanding with their heart and being converted; otherwise, I [their God] would heal them.”
1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant and boundless mercy has caused us to be born again [that is, to be reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] to an ever-living hope and confident assurance through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
2 Corinthians 4:4 - among them the god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving to prevent them from seeing the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Galatians 6:15 - For neither is circumcision anything [of any importance], nor uncircumcision, but [only] a new creation [which is the result of a new birth—a spiritual transformation—a new nature in Christ Jesus].
1 John 2:29 - If you know that He is absolutely righteous, you know [for certain] that everyone who practices righteousness [doing what is right and conforming to God’s will] has been born of Him.
Titus 3:5 - He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
John 1:13 - who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].
1 John 5:1 - Everyone who believes [with a deep, abiding trust in the fact] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) is born of God [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], and everyone who loves the Father also loves the child born of Him.
1 Peter 1:23 - for you have been born again [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] not of seed which is perishable but [from that which is] imperishable and immortal, that is, through the living and everlasting word of God.
1 Peter 1:24 - For, “All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers And the flower falls off,
1 Peter 1:25 - But the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word [the good news of salvation] which was preached to you.
2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].
John 3:5 - Jesus answered, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God.
John 3:6 - That which is born of the flesh is flesh [the physical is merely physical], and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

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Amplified Bible - Jesus answered him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God.”
新标点和合本 - 耶稣回答说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见　神的国。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 耶稣回答他说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见上帝的国。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 耶稣回答他说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见　神的国。”
当代译本 - 耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能看见上帝的国。”
圣经新译本 - 耶稣回答：“我实实在在告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见　神的国。”
中文标准译本 - 耶稣回答说：“我确确实实地告诉你：一个人如果不重生，就不能见神的国。”
现代标点和合本 - 耶稣回答说：“我实实在在地告诉你：人若不重生，就不能见神的国。”
和合本（拼音版） - 耶稣回答说：“我实实在在地告诉你：人若不重生，就不能见上帝的国。”
New International Version - Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. ”
New International Reader's Version - Jesus replied, “What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can see God’s kingdom unless they are born again.”
English Standard Version - Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
New Living Translation - Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
The Message - Jesus said, “You’re absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it’s not possible to see what I’m pointing to—to God’s kingdom.”
Christian Standard Bible - Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
New American Standard Bible - Jesus responded and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
New King James Version - Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
American Standard Version - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
King James Version - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
New English Translation - Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
World English Bible - Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
新標點和合本 - 耶穌回答說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不重生，就不能見神的國。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 耶穌回答他說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不重生，就不能見上帝的國。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 耶穌回答他說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不重生，就不能見　神的國。」
當代譯本 - 耶穌說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不重生，就不能看見上帝的國。」
聖經新譯本 - 耶穌回答：“我實實在在告訴你，人若不重生，就不能見　神的國。”
呂振中譯本 - 耶穌回答他說：『我實實在在地告訴你，人若沒有重生，就不能看見上帝的國。』
中文標準譯本 - 耶穌回答說：「我確確實實地告訴你：一個人如果不重生，就不能見神的國。」
現代標點和合本 - 耶穌回答說：「我實實在在地告訴你：人若不重生，就不能見神的國。」
文理和合譯本 - 耶穌曰、我誠語汝、人非更生、不能見上帝國也、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶穌曰、我誠告爾、人非更生、不能見上帝國、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 耶穌曰、我誠告爾、人非重生、不能見天主之國、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 耶穌應之曰：『我切實語爾、人非重生不得見天主國。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - —De veras te aseguro que quien no nazca de nuevo no puede ver el reino de Dios —dijo Jesús.
현대인의 성경 - 그래서 예수님은 니고데모에게 “내가 분명히 너에게 말하지만 누구든지 다시 나지 않으면 하나님의 나라를 볼 수 없다” 하고 대답하셨다.
Новый Русский Перевод - В ответ Иисус сказал: – Говорю тебе истину, никто не сможет увидеть Божьего Царства, если не будет заново рожден .
Восточный перевод - В ответ Иса сказал: – Говорю тебе истину, никто не сможет увидеть Царства Всевышнего, если не будет заново рождён .
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - В ответ Иса сказал: – Говорю тебе истину, никто не сможет увидеть Царства Аллаха, если не будет заново рождён .
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - В ответ Исо сказал: – Говорю тебе истину, никто не сможет увидеть Царства Всевышнего, если не будет заново рождён .
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Jésus lui répondit : Vraiment, je te l’assure : à moins de renaître d’en haut , personne ne peut voir le royaume de Dieu.
リビングバイブル - 「そうですか。でもよく言っておきますが、あなたはもう一度生まれ直さなければ、絶対に神の国に入れません。」
Nestle Aland 28 - ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν, οὐ δύναται ἰδεῖν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν, οὐ δύναται ἰδεῖν τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Em resposta, Jesus declarou: “Digo a verdade: Ninguém pode ver o Reino de Deus, se não nascer de novo ”.
Hoffnung für alle - Darauf erwiderte Jesus: »Ich versichere dir, Nikodemus: Wer nicht neu geboren wird, kann Gottes Reich nicht sehen und erleben.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Giê-xu đáp: “Ta quả quyết với ông, nếu ông không tái sinh, ông không thấy được Nước của Đức Chúa Trời.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระเยซูตรัสตอบโดยประกาศว่า “เราบอกความจริงแก่ท่านว่า ไม่มีใครเห็นอาณาจักรของพระเจ้าได้ ถ้าเขาไม่บังเกิดใหม่ ”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระเยซูตอบว่า “เราขอบอกความจริงกับท่านว่า ไม่มีผู้ใดที่จะสามารถเห็นอาณาจักรของพระเจ้าได้ นอกเสียจากว่าผู้นั้นจะเกิดใหม่”

Revelation 3:14 - “To the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the trusted and faithful and true Witness, the Beginning and Origin of God’s creation:
James 3:17 - But the wisdom from above is first pure [morally and spiritually undefiled], then peace-loving [courteous, considerate], gentle, reasonable [and willing to listen], full of compassion and good fruits. It is unwavering, without [self-righteous] hypocrisy [and self-serving guile].
Matthew 5:18 - For I assure you and most solemnly say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke [of the pen] will pass from the Law until all things [which it foreshadows] are accomplished.
Matthew 16:17 - Then Jesus answered him, “Blessed [happy, spiritually secure, favored by God] are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood (mortal man) did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
John 1:51 - Then He said to him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man [the bridge between heaven and earth].”
Deuteronomy 29:4 - Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a heart and mind to understand, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.
2 Corinthians 1:19 - For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but has proved to be “Yes” in Him [true and faithful, the divine “Yes” affirming God’s promises].
2 Corinthians 1:20 - For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.
Jeremiah 5:21 - ‘Now hear this, O foolish people without heart, Who have eyes but do not see, Who have ears but do not hear.
James 1:17 - Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [for He is perfect and never changes].
James 1:18 - It was of His own will that He gave us birth [as His children] by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of His creatures [a prime example of what He created to be set apart to Himself—sanctified, made holy for His divine purposes].
John 1:5 - The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it].
Matthew 13:11 - Jesus replied to them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
Matthew 13:12 - For whoever has [spiritual wisdom because he is receptive to God’s word], to him more will be given, and he will be richly and abundantly supplied; but whoever does not have [spiritual wisdom because he has devalued God’s word], even what he has will be taken away from him.
Matthew 13:13 - This is the reason I speak to the crowds in parables: because while [having the power of] seeing they do not see, and while [having the power of] hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand and grasp [spiritual things].
Matthew 13:14 - In them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will hear and keep on hearing, but never understand; And you will look and keep on looking, but never comprehend;
Matthew 13:15 - For this nation’s heart has grown hard, And with their ears they hardly hear, And they have [tightly] closed their eyes, Otherwise they would see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, and turn [to Me] And I would heal them [spiritually].’
Matthew 13:16 - But blessed [spiritually aware, and favored by God] are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
Ephesians 2:1 - And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,
John 12:40 - “He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, to keep them from seeing with their eyes and understanding with their heart and being converted; otherwise, I [their God] would heal them.”
1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant and boundless mercy has caused us to be born again [that is, to be reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] to an ever-living hope and confident assurance through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
2 Corinthians 4:4 - among them the god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving to prevent them from seeing the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Galatians 6:15 - For neither is circumcision anything [of any importance], nor uncircumcision, but [only] a new creation [which is the result of a new birth—a spiritual transformation—a new nature in Christ Jesus].
1 John 2:29 - If you know that He is absolutely righteous, you know [for certain] that everyone who practices righteousness [doing what is right and conforming to God’s will] has been born of Him.
Titus 3:5 - He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
John 1:13 - who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].
1 John 5:1 - Everyone who believes [with a deep, abiding trust in the fact] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) is born of God [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], and everyone who loves the Father also loves the child born of Him.
1 Peter 1:23 - for you have been born again [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] not of seed which is perishable but [from that which is] imperishable and immortal, that is, through the living and everlasting word of God.
1 Peter 1:24 - For, “All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers And the flower falls off,
1 Peter 1:25 - But the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word [the good news of salvation] which was preached to you.
2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].
John 3:5 - Jesus answered, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God.
John 3:6 - That which is born of the flesh is flesh [the physical is merely physical], and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.